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CVE-2026-23241 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add missing syscalls to read class The "at" variant of getxattr() and listxattr() are missing from the audit read class. Calling getxattrat() or listxattrat() on a file to read its extended attributes will bypass audit rules such as: -w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa The current patch adds missing syscalls to the audit read class.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33cdef7ecf6e5d2cf46a35ec26befce072a1aa07 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5632d14b2f2a0ade2d0068e12676ebed67e3bb2a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2e8c144299c31d3972295ed80d4cb908daf4f6f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad37505ce869a8100ff23f24eea117de7a7516bf kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ada4bba3afefee1fa68aa6bd1fd597ea4b11a16e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb90a2834c7393c26df9609b889a3097b7700cd kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8efd623a5738e03de09dd74b505d0fb77b09f3 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d27ad99fcaa7d965b344dd0b00d9413585c3cb kernel.org
https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/ kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-23241
NVD Published Date:
03/17/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/17/2026
Source:
kernel.org